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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 11 am Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
45
W
60
W
80
WNW
90
NW
80
NW
55
NNW
40
NW
50
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
25
NW
30
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
4
max °C
-3
-3
-7
-15
-14
-13
-8
-7
-7
-1
0
-4
2
3
-1
4
5
1
min °C
-4
-5
-17
-17
-14
-14
-11
-7
-9
-4
-1
-4
-2
2
-2
0
4
-1
-13
-16
-35
-35
-30
-28
-22
-18
-20
-12
-9
-12
-9
-4
-9
-6
-1
-7
3550
3850
2800
1250
1850
1700
2150
3100
2500
3300
4200
3350
3750
4650
3900
4200
4850
4250
Cloud base (m)
5700
3550
3550
4750
5250
3450
3550
3500
3450
4500
9050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:18
7:16
7:15
7:13
7:11
7:09
Sunset
7:09
7:10
7:12
7:13
7:14
7:15

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
Clear
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
16 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 240).
2 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 296).
40
35 km S
2398m alt.
38 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 134).
11
36 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 260).
60
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 253).
55
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: scattered
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 9 degs) was rejected.
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
clear
Clear
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 270).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
54 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the WNW
(10 kph at 289).
27

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.